German Play

For the past 70 years or so, the German Play has been a regular feature of spring for audiences from the University as well as the surrounding area. Undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and occasionally staff work together to put on productions of major plays, from the Baroque to the postwar periods. Currently the German Play takes place every other year, usually in April or May. Students have the option of earning 1-3 credits by registering for Ger 4040.

Year	Play	Production
2012	DaDa Strikes Back: A Cabaret	April 19-21, 2012 Open Book Performance Space and 140 Nolte Center Matthias Rothe, Director Adelia Chrysler, Assistant Director	Cast
2010	Der Tod des Orpheus (George Kafka)	April 23-25, 2010 St. Paul Student Center Theater Juliette Brungs, Director Christian Luedde, Assistant Director	Cast
2008	Nathan der Weise (Gotthold Ephraim Lessing)	April 17-18, 2008 St. Paul Student Center Theater Rick McCormick & Eric Baker, Co-Directors	Cast
2006	Die Heldin von Potsdam (Theresia Walser)	April 21-23, 2006 The Whole in Coffman Union Brechtje Beuker, Director	Cast
2003	Frühlings Erwachen (Frank Wedekind)	April 25-27, 2003 G55 Peik Gym Brechtje Beuker, Director	Cast
2001	Der gute Mensch von Santa Fe (Bertolt Brecht (adapted))	April 27-28, 2001 G55 Peik Gym Rick McCormick, Director	Cast
1999	Die Hose (Carl Sternheim)	March 11-13, 1999 Shepard Room (Weisman Art Museum) Rick McCormick, Director
1998	Der zerbrochene Krug (Heinrich von Kleist)	University Baptist Church Adam Ramsey, Director
1995	Der gestiefelte Kater (Ludwig Tieck)	March 9-11, 1995 Northstar Ballroom (St. Paul Student Center) Karen Jürs-Munby, Director
1992	Der grüne Kakadu (Arthur Schnitzler)	May 14-16, 1992 Scott Hall Theater Karen Jürs-Munby, Director	Cast
1990	Andorra (Max Frisch)	March 1-2, 1990 Scott Hall Auditorium Karen Jürs-Munby, Director	Cast, Reviews
1989	Gas I (Georg Kaiser)	May 24-25, 1989 Scott Hall Auditorium David Van Dyke, Director	Cast
1987	Die Dreigroschenoper (Bertolt Brecht & Kurt Weill)	May 21-23, 1987 Scott Hall Auditorium Peter Nesset, Director	Cast
1986	Woyzeck (Georg Büchner)	May 14-17, 1986 At The Foot Of The Mountain Theatre Julia McFadden, Director	Cast
1985	Frau Jenny Treibel (Claus Hammel)	May 29-June 1, 1985 Punchinello Players Ellen Taft, Director	Cast
1984	Biedermann und die Brandstifter (Max Frisch)	May 23-26, 1984 Punchinello Players Ellen Taft, Director	Cast
1981	Der gute Mensch von Sezuan (Bertolt Brecht)	May 15-17, 21-23, 1981 Hamline University, Drew Fine Arts Center Andreas Kiryakakis, Director	Cast
1978	Die Kleinbürgerhochzeit (Bertolt Brecht) und Ach, was ist die Liebe für ein süßes Ding	Apr 6-8, 1978 Walker Community Church Peggy Endres & Vicki Mann, Directors	Cast
1977	Der zerbrochene Krug (Heinrich von Kleist)	May 5-7, 1977 Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church Russ Christensen, Director	Cast
1976	Gas II (Georg Kaiser)	May 13-15, 1976 Pillsbury-Waite Center Russ Christensen, Director
1974	Kabarett	May 15-17, 1974 Gopher Hole, Coffman Union Lynn Kremer, Director	Cast
1973	Herr Peter Squenz (Andreas Gryphius)	May 17-19, 1973 Newman Center
1971	Leonce und Lena (Georg Büchner)	May 13-15, 1971 Newman Center Russell Christensen, Director	Cast
1969	Musik, oder der Fluch der Lächerlichkeit (Frank Wedekind)	May 21-24, 1969 Scott Hall Studio Theatre Michael Tezla, Director	Cast
1968	Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi (Friedrich Dürrenmatt)	May 9-11, 1968 Shevlin Hall Arena Theatre Michael Tezla, Director	Cast
1967	Woyzeck (Georg Büchner)	May 24-27, 1967 Shevlin Hall Arena Theatre Ivan Dusek, Director	Cast
1966	Urfaust (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)	May 19-21, 1966 Shevlin Hall Arena Theatre Ivan Dusek, Director	Cast
1965	Die Physiker (Friedrich Dürrenmatt)	May 26-29, 1965 Shevlin Hall Arena Theatre Ivan Dusek, Director	Cast
1964	Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti (Bertolt Brecht)
1959	Wilhelm Tell (Friedrich von Schiller)
1958	Der kaukasische Kreidekreis (Bertolt Brecht)	May 6 – 10, 1958 Shevlin Hall Arena Theatre Raymond Miesnieks, Director	Cast
1955	Der zerbrochene Krug (Heinrich von Kleist)
1953	Woyzeck (Georg Büchner)
1952	Der grüne Kakadu (Arthur Schnitzler)
1951	Jakobowsky und der Oberst (Franz Werfel)
1949	Faust (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
1946	Gas I (Georg Kaiser)	April 30, May 1, 3-4, 1946 Shevlin Hall Arena Theatre Raymond Miesnieks, Director	Cast
1944	Der zerbrochene Krug (Heinrich von Kleist)	May 10, 12-13, 1944 Green Room, University Theatre Mary Jo Bischoff, Director	Cast
1942	Einen Jux will er sich machen (Johann Nestroy)	February 26-28, 1942 Green Room, University Theatre Henry Goodman, Director	Cast
1941	Die deutschen Kleinstädter (August von Kotzebue)	February 18-21, 1941 Green Room, University Theatre
1940	Biberpelz (Gerhart Hauptmann)